AuthorTopic: help...newbie here.. (Read 2427 times)

hi everyone.... i have been seriously considering to purchase a supreme a few weeks now.... what bothers me is that when i saw the the pics of the sunburst supreme owned by sir kwcabs.... it has a 2 piece bookmatched body.. i thought the fly supremes have a solid one piece body.... is it their way of cutting production costs? if thats the case... i think ill order the mojo flame right away...and is anyone kind enough to email me pics of their supremes... i dont trust pics from advertisements... thanks a lot..[]

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help...newbie here..

Two piece book matched or one piece is going to have little to no effect on cost. Book matching is more work then one piece and a larger piece of lumber is going to cost more then a thicker piece for book matching. I doubt there is much difference cost wise if any thing the extra work costs more then the lumber. It also will make no difference to the sound. The glue layer does a very good job of transferring sound it does not act as some kind of barrier. I personally prefer the looks of the book matched top but either looks great. [^]

help...newbie here..

As with 908ssp... bookmatching has been a pretty standard construction technique for all kinds of string instruments. Nothing I have ever read indicated that there was any gain in a one-piece situation, other than convenience if that large a piece of wood is available, so bookmatching has been considered that little extra step that sometimes indicates a higher quality instrument than one that is one piece (and mirrors the grain pattern). Some instruments are one-piece, some are one-piece core with bookmatched tops, some are solid bookmatched. Some, with opaque finishes are made from several glued pieces, and there is probably some cost factor there to be sure. There might be some gain in the bookmatching of two pieces in that they oppose each other's grain and thereby offer some structural integrity. I wuld suspect with modern glues that the last part of bookmatched body wood you could split would be the glue joint.

help...newbie here..

nice... i have an artist package too.... can you guys help me where i can get one asap? guitarshop.net/guitarplaza.com told me if they order one for me... ill wait for 20 weeks max...my wife is now in L.A.... shell be there there for a week... and i wanna know where i can get one asap..thanks...